Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]See Definition 1a of semantics. Based on history, there is only one acceptable meaning.[/font]

So you've done research on the history of marriage? If you had, you would realize that, just like language, the institution of marriage has gone through many, many changes throughout history. And since that's the case, how can there be only one acceptable meaning for the term "marriage"?